📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
SVI (International Volunteering Service), is part of the Spanish Institute for Youth (Instituto de la Juventud-Injuve), a Public Institution dependent on the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, whose main purpose is to promote international volunteering projects and activities among youth people. The SVI coordinates the international work camps organized by the Autonomous Communities and Autonomous Cities in Spain, and is responsible for managing the exchange of available places between the Work Camps in Spain and the International Organizations.
💼 What the programme involves
Conditioning and archaeological excavation Castro de La Muela, settlementthe end of the Second Iron Age to
Roman times altoimperial (II BC-II AD). It is situated 1km from Villablino.(Laciana Valley)
The works are included in the Excavation Project Archaeological site and the valorization of the towns of the Valley of Laciana , plan promoted by the City of Villablino and financed by the Junta de Castilla y León through of European funds MINER.
The tasks proposed for the Work Camp will consist primarily of the clearing and surface cleaning of the archaeological remains that brought to light the previous research in La Muela site. Next, it is planned to open two areas of excavation whose dimensions will be around 40 m2 each, dividing the participants into two groups to begin the works with the supervision of a project officer and two assistant archaeologists. Volunteers will be taught the methodology of archaeological work (digging, drawing to scale, documentation in the field diary, stratigraphic,sequence, collection of remains) and to recognize the different types of findings according to their material (metal, clay, stone, glass,...). Finally, it will be proposed to use two or three afternoons to the laboratory processing of the material found: washing, stamping, cataloging, labeling ... )
🏠 Accommodation on site
Housing in berths, with dining room, gym for multiple uses, showers and sport centre. Swimming pool to 200m.The food is varied, usually with three courses. They cook some of the typical foods of the country. There may be special menus for people of other cultures, vegetarians, celiac or any type of food intolerance. If there is someone who does not like certain food, you can also give something alternative.
📍 About the location
-Open-air activities: mountain routes, climbing, caving, cycling, archery, canowing and so on:Two days camping El País de las BrañasWorkshops: handcrafts, cooking, dances, traditional sports...Visit different interesting and historical places in the area. Sports-Pool.